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Frederik Ludvig Vibe (26 September 1803 – 21 June 1881) was a Norwegian

classical philologist Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

and educator. He was Professor of Greek language at the

Royal Frederick University The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

from 1838. Vibe was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

as a son of County Governor,

General War Commissioner General War Commissioner (from German ''Generalkriegskommissarius'') was a military office in various German states as well as in Denmark-Norway. It was the military officer in charge of national conscription, collection of war contributions, equip ...

and chamberlain

Niels Andreas Vibe Niels Andreas Vibe (12 July 1759 – 9 September 1814) was a Norwegian military officer and civil and royal servant. He served as County Governor of ''Nordre Bergenhus Amt'' from 1802 to 1811, as General War Commissioner of Norway from 1811 to 181 ...

(1759–1814) and Margery Kierulff (1775–1852). He was a nephew of

Johan Vibe Johan Vibe (also Wibe) (16 April 1637 – 20 February 1710) was a Danish military officer and engineer, who was appointed Governor-General of Norway from 10 April 1708 until his death. Biography Johan Vibe was born on as one of two illegitim ...

and Ditlev Wibe, brother of Henriette Gislesen, brother-in-law of

Heinrich Arnold Thaulow Heinrich Arnold Thaulow (10 June 1808 – 19 August 1894) was a physician known for the introduction of balneotherapy in Norway. Thaulow founded Sandefjord Spa in Sandefjord in 1837. He was Sandefjord's first physician. He also made the first ...

and second cousin of

Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (30 March 1807 – 14 June 1887) was a Norwegian philologist. Biography Aubert was born in Christianssand (now Kristiansand), Norway. He was the son of Benoni Aubert (1768–1832) and Jakobine Henriette Thaulow (1776� ...

. The family moved to Christiania in 1811. Vibe took his

examen artium Examen artium was the name of the academic certification conferred in Denmark and Norway, qualifying the student for admission to university studies. Examen artium was originally introduced as the entrance exam of the University of Copenhagen in 1 ...

in 1820, and graduated from the

with the cand.philol. degree in 1827. In 1829, he was hired as a

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

teacher at Christiania Cathedral School. Vibe was a lecturer in

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

at the University from 1830, and was promoted to professor in 1838. He is known for translating '' The Birds'' and ''

Prometheus Bound ''Prometheus Bound'' ( grc, Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης, ''Promētheús Desmṓtēs'') is an Ancient Greek tragedy traditionally attributed to Aeschylus and thought to have been composed sometime between 479 BC and the terminus ante ...

'', and also for a work on

Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...

n governance named ''Hvad var Spartas Ekklesi?''. Vibe was, however, most interested in preserving the position of the classical languages in society. He was an advisor to politician

Hans Riddervold Hans Riddervold (7 November 1795 – 20 July 1876) was a Norwegian priest and politician. Personal life He was born at Teien in Åsgårdstrand as a son of shipmaster Adolf Kvernheim Riddervold (1760–1817) and Bredine Bolette Nielsen (1773–1 ...

in the late 1840s, and also chaired the public commission ''Skolekommisjonen av 1847''. In 1848, Vibe started the conservative newspaper ''

Christiania-Posten ''Christiania-Posten'' was a short-lived newspaper in Oslo, Norway. The paper began publication on 17 May 1848; it was edited by Carl Arntzen and Ludvig Vibe. In 1853 Ludvig Kristensen Daa took over the editorship; the newspaper's political alleg ...

'' with

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, and also left the university to become principal of Christiania Cathedral School. Vibe was a conservatist, whereas commission member

Hartvig Nissen Ole Hartvig Nissen (17 April 1815 – 4 February 1874) was a Norwegian philologist and educator. He founded Nissen's Girls' School in Christiania in 1849. In 1865 he became director-general in the Ministry of Education, while remaining one of t ...

was a reformer; the third commission member was Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert. In general, Vibe was allied with

Frederik Moltke Bugge Frederik Moltke Bugge (23 September 1806 – 9 July 1853) was a Norwegian philologist and educator. Early and personal life Bugge was born in Trondhjem as a son of bishop Peter Olivarius Bugge (1764–1849) and Cathrine Magdalene Koch (1771–18 ...

, whereas other positions like

Anton Martin Schweigaard Anton Martin Schweigaard (11 April 1808 – 1 February 1870) was a Norwegian educator, jurist, economist and member of the Norwegian Parliament. Background Schweigaard was born at Kragerø in Telemark, Norway. He was one of three children of J� ...

and

Herman Foss Henrich Herman Mejer Foss (17 September 1790 – 21 September 1853) was a Norwegian military officer and elected official. Biography He was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Jacob Finne Foss (1763-1822) and Margrethe Meyer (born 1763) ...

favored the

natural sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

. Around 1850 natural sciences were introduced in secondary schools in Norway, except for Christiania,

Trondhjem Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

and

Bergen Cathedral School Bergen Cathedral School (Norwegian: ''Bergen Katedralskole'', Latin: ''Schola Cathedralis Bergensis'', formerly known as Bergens lærdeskole and Bergen latinskole and colloquially known as Katten) is an upper secondary school in Bergen, Norway. Loc ...

. During Vibe's career as principal at Christiania Cathedral School, the number of students fell. He fell ill after 1870, and was substituted with Emil Schreiner. It became clear that he could not return, and he retired in 1872. Vibe was married to Ferdinanda Augusta Wilhelmine Steensgaard (1812–1898) from December 1833. He was a great-grandfather of Inger Alver Gløersen and Gunnar Fougner Høst. Vibe died in June 1881 in Kristiania.

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